MODERNITY, SECULAR RELIGIONS AND VIOLENCE – AN ORTHODOX CHRYSTIAN PERSPECTIVE
MODERNITY, SECULAR RELIGIONS AND VIOLENCE – AN ORTHODOX CHRYSTIAN PERSPECTIVE

Summary/Abstract: This article explores the relationship between modernity, secular religions, and violence from an Orthodox Christian perspective. It discusses how modernity emerged as a rejection of the transcendent, leading to a utopian desire for progress. The concept of monotheism and its alleged connection to violence is examined, with a counter argument asserting that Christianity's focus on love and human dignity contributed positively to European civilization. The analysis includes the role of secular ideologies, totalitarian regimes, and the rejection of traditional moral frameworks in promoting violence in the modern age.

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